Person    | Male  Born 1457  Died 1509

King Henry VII

Categories: Royalty, Seriously Famous

Reigned: 1485 - 1509. Buried Westminster Abbey.

2025: Ian Visits reported on the effigy head held by Westminster Abbey, its history and the plans to create a high resolution 3D model.

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King Henry VII

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Faryner's shop

Near this site stood the shop belonging to Thomas Faryner, the King's baker, ...

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Greenwich Palace

The plaque was unveiled to commemorate the 450th anniversary of Queen Elizabe...

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John Blanke

Black trumpeter John Blanke musician at the courts of Henry VII & Henry V...

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John Blanke - Trinity Laban Conservatoire

'fl' stands for 'floruit' (Latin) which means 'he or she flourished', and den...

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Old Hall

Note The proper title of each Inn is 'The Honourable Society of . . . .',

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